The Aussie rocker-slash-social media star revealed the incident - which left him in hospital - was a "much-needed wake-up call" and inspired him to ban after-show drinks at the local pub in future.

"After a gig, you might feel like going out and having a beer but the rule of thumb now will be if I’m going to have a couple of beers, I’ll have them in the hotel room," Shannon, 41, told The Daily Telegraph.

"It’s a bit of a lonely existence in that way but it’s being professional and that’s the approach I will take," he said.

The 'What About Me' singer was accused of assaulting a bouncer after he was allegedly removed from the Crazy Horse Revue strip club on Hindley Street in the early hours of January 15.

Shannon was relieved of charges relating to the assault last month, but has taken the opportunity to clear up any rumours surrounding the incident.

"I wasn’t kicked out," he explained. "The manager wanted to talk to me out the front, no worries. We were talking."

According to Shannon, he had put money on his card to spend at the club and when he asked for the unused money to be refunded, it turned into a heated dispute.

"I was dirty as we had spent enough money at that point," he said.

The argument escalated and as video footage showed, Shannon fell to the ground and was repeatedly kicked.